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CHENEY - A 2-1 week has kept Cheney fast pitch softball on a recent hot streak in Greater Spokane League play. Following an 11-1 loss to Mt. Spokane, April 16, the Blackhawks got victories over Ferris, 10-8 on April 18 and Lewis and Clark, 8-1 the following afternoon. Cheney has five wins in its last six games. A 5-run first inning set the tone against Mt. Spokane who limited Cheney (8-4 GSL, 8-6 overall) to just four hits. The 11-1 Wildcats trail GSL leader University at...
CHENEY - The Cheney High School drama program is embarking on a bold path as it seeks to get a fresh start following COVID-19. And it starts with their upcoming presentation of "The SpongeBob Musical" at the school May 2-4 and May 9-11. Show times are at 7 p.m. There's an added matinee performance set for 1 p.m. May 11,as well. "From the from the director's perspective, this year has been an exciting year us at Cheney," program director Mike Scott said. "We are rebuilding the...
MEDICAL LAKE - When is a loss a good thing? When it teaches lessons, perhaps? That might be the way Medical Lake baseball coach Austin Sharp looks at last week's 16-10 non-league loss during the inaugural Flashback Friday at Colfax. Earlier in the week the Cardinals earned an 11-1 Northeast A League win over Newport. The game between the 2B Bulldogs and 1A Cardinals first filled a void in the Colfax schedule and put a big crowd in the stands to watch teams compete in...
MEDICAL LAKE - A dramatic overtime win highlighted Medical Lake's perfect week of play in Northeast A League soccer. The Cardinals (7-3 NEA, 9-6 overall) began the week by topping Northwest Christian (Colbert), 2-1, on April 16 and followed with wins of 9-2 against Newport on April 18 and 5-0 over Colville on April 19. Medical Lake got goals from brothers Kaden and Kaison Rudy in the win over Northwest Christian (Colbert) with Kaden Rudy scoring on a penalty kick in overtime...
MEDICAL LAKE — When is a loss a good thing? When it teaches lessons, perhaps? That might be the way Medical Lake baseball coach Austin Sharp looks at last week’s 16-10 non-league loss during the inaugural Flashback Friday at Colfax. Earlier in the week the Cardinals earned an 11-1 Northeast A League win over Newport. The game between the 2B Bulldogs and 1A Cardinals first filled a void in the Colfax schedule and put a big crowd in the stands to watch teams compete in 1990s-era uniforms. It may be the start of a tradition dep...
CHENEY — Cheney track and field athletes scored several individual wins in their Greater Spokane League meet April 18, but those were not enough to lift the Blackhawks to any team victories. Competing at North Central and with Mead, Cheney boys lost to the hosts 77-68 and 89-56 to Mead. The Blackhawk girls were edged by North Central, 77-73 with Mead winning handily, 112-33. On April 20 both teams finished fourth in the annual Mooberry Relays at Rogers High School in Spokane. Calvin Hilton ran a 9-minute, 23.44 second s...
MEDICAL LAKE —On a freezing and cold blustery day, the Medical Lake girl’s track and field team had to supply some measure of warmth with its performance. The Cardinals breezed past Riverside 99-36 and Deer Park 80-66 establishing a dozen personal records along the way in an April 18 Northeast A League win at home. Medical Lake’s boys, meanwhile, also topped Riverside but lost a painfully close competition 73.33 to 70.67 to Deer Park. “It was windy and cold as can be, I was freezing death all day long,” head coach Gene Blan...
The West Plains Little League season official kicked off Saturday, April 13, with a ceremony in Salnave Park. For more on opening day, see Page A7...
SPOKANE —A no-hitter by Maya De La Cruz and a 24-0 win over North Central on April 12 concluded a 3-1 week for Cheney fastpitch in Greater Spokane League play. While Blackhawks’ bats were silenced in an April 8 loss, 7-0, at University, they came alive to conclude the week with a 25-5 win at Central Valley on April 9 and a 17-6 victory over at Gonzaga Prep on April 11. Coupled with the North Central win, Cheney concluded the first half of the GSL schedule with a 6-3 record and in fourth place. Against North Central, Che...
CHENEY - Cheney track and field opened Greater Spokane League competition April 11 at Central Valley, in a meet also featuring Mount Spokane. The Blackhawks boys lost to CV, 105-40, and Mount Spokane, 107-38, while the girls faced similar results - Mount Spokane won, 105-45, and CV prevailed 85-61. On Saturday, April 13 both Blackhawks teams fared much better at home in the Van Kuren Invitational. The boys won the team title among 30 teams over GSL rival Ridgeline, 73-54, whil...
CHENEY - It's taken several decades, but Dan Monson has come very much full circle. On Friday, April 12 the former Gonzaga, Minnesota and Long Beach State coach was named Eastern Washington's 20th men's basketball coach. And on Monday, April 15, he returned to Cheney to meet with media, fans and boosters. His connections run deep in the area and that was a strong selling point for EWU athletic director Tim Collins and the selection committee composed of a variety of school...
Blackhawks snap losing streak CHENEY - The Blackhawks scored five runs in their opening at-bat on the way to an 11-3 Greater Spokane League win over University that snapped Cheney's six-game losing streak. Notable for the Blackhawks were Carter McPherson who smacked a triple and had a pair of RBIs, plus pitched 5 1/3 innings for the win. Miles Hoover had a pair of hits and Tate Heuschkel a hit and three RBIs. Cheney's next home game is April 19 against Ridgeline following an...
MEDICAL LAKE - School was in for Medical Lake baseball over spring break, where the Cardinals were one of the few area teams that played during vacation. The team went 2-1 in a pair of non-league contests at Holliday Field, losing to Spirit Lake's Timberlake, 5-3, on April 2, before sweeping a doubleheader against 2B Reardan, 17-12 and 15-4. The games provided some of the younger players on the roster - of which there are many - added time to fine-tune their game, Coach...
SPOKANE - Medical Lake got the opportunity to play on the big new stage April 8 at ONE Spokane Stadium scoring a 3-2 victory over 2A Rogers. Kaden Rudy sandwiched a pair of goals around a Mavrick Rasmussen single for the Cardinals, who went up 3-1. They held off the Pirates who scored with six minutes to play. "The stadium was awesome, and the locker room facility was great," assistant coach Dan Collins said. "What a great opportunity for our team." Medical Lake (2-3 NEA, 5-5...
CHENEY — Batter up! A new season of the West Plains Little League will put bats on balls starting Saturday, April 13. Ceremonies begin at 9 a.m. at Salnave Park Field 3 and include opening remarks and a parade of players. There are a variety of events planned throughout the day, officials said. A full schedule of games starting at 11 a.m. are also part of the day as is a free equipment table offering gloves, cleats and bats. The 2024 season marks the 21st year the league has not only provided an entry level to the sports o...
CHENEY - For the third time in the past eight seasons Eastern Washington will be looking for a new men's head basketball coach following David Riley's departure to Washington State. After three years as head coach where he won back-to-back Big Sky Conference regular-season titles - and coach-of-the-year honors as well - Riley takes over the Cougars' job left vacant by Kyle Smith's move to Stanford. "We wish the best to coach and (wife) Emily as they make their move down 195 to...
SPOKANE -A pair of Greater Spokane League losses to Gonzaga Prep in back-to-back games has sent Cheney into a four-game slide. Prep scored four runs in their half of the fourth inning March 28 on the way to a 7-4 victory. Carter McPherson had three of the Blackhawks' six hits. Of note was Cheney escaping a bases-loaded, no-outs bottom the first with a rare triple play. According to coach Rob Beamer the play west like this: "Ground ball to Jace Vega at third he steps on third...
It was a gorgeous morning on the last Saturday of March with the outdoors teaming with people and the occasional top down on the convertible that passed on the street. And despite what beckoned outside, thousands filled much of the Spokane Veterans’ Memorial Arena for the latest edition of the Jason Crawford Memorial wrestling tournament. The JCM officially closed out the season for Little Guy Wrestling from across the region for a 38th season. Boy what an eight months it has been for one of the key cogs behind this event, W...
MEDICAL LAKE It was about as good a week as could be leading into spring break for Medical Lake baseball. The Cardinals surpassed coach Austin Sharp's goals during arguably the most difficult stretch of the early season schedule by winning two of three games and - in dramatic fashion to boot. First on March 26 they toppled Deer Park, 7-6 on the road, holding off and beating the Stags for the first time since 2019. Then at home March 30, Medical Lake engineered a split in a...
CHENEY - The Blackhawks boys soccer team saw its four-game winning streak come to an end and its Greater Spokane League record evened at 1-1 following a 2-0 loss at Ridgeline, March 25. The Blackhawks (1-1 GSL, 5-2 overall) opened the week, and GSL play, with a 3-1 win over Oprah Central at ONE Spokane Stadium, March 22. Ridgeline (2-0, 5-1) snapped a 0-0 halftime tie with an Andre Chaker goal in the 61st minute and Griffyn Rider sealed with a goal it in the 77th minute....
CHENEY — The Blackhawks girls fastpitch softball team started out last week on the rugged side, but finished strong with three consecutive Greater Spokane League victories. The Blackhawks were beaten at home 15-0 by Mount Spokane, but turned things around to capture wins 16-6 at Ferris on March 21, 19-6 at Lewis and Clark on March 22 and 16-6 at Ridgeline on March 25. Scoring seven runs in the first and another five in their next turn at the plate, GSL power Wildcats (4-0 GSL, 5-1 overall) raced to the win. A six-run fifth in...
Golf Cardinals compete in scramble CLARKSTON — The Medical Lake girls golf team competed in a two-person scramble at Quail Ridge Golf Course in Clarkston on March 19. Kali Rowe and Trinity Shull scored 76 followed by Madi Griffis and Brooklynn DeVore with 83. Kristen Dickey and Madi Spring scored 92. — SOCCER Medical Lake wins two games MEDICAL LAKE — The boys soccer team collected a pair of Northeast A League victories to start the week and finished with a loss to a perennial playoff-bound opponent. The Cardinals (2-1 NEA,...
CHENEY — The track and field took a slimmed-down team to Hart Field on March 23 for the Lewis and Clark Invite but still came away with some notable results. With what head coach Derek Slaughter called a “diminished squad due to 7v7 football, PNQ Volleyball and club basketball,” the Blackhawks landed both school and personal records. Calvin Hilton’s 1:59.21 was good for both a win and personal record in the 800 meters. A 10:50.03 time from Lucas Matos, Kordell Laher, Ethan Martin and Hilton meant a new school record in the...
MEDICAL LAKE - Entering what he knew was going to be the toughest part of the Northeast A League schedule, Cardinals Coach Austin Sharp set a goal of exiting a series of games with Colville, Deer Park and Freeman with three wins. Sharp's Cardinals are well on their way to satisfying that wish following a doubleheader sweep of the defending league champion, the Colville Crimson Hawks (formerly the Indians), on March 23 at Holliday Field. Medical Lake broke an eight-game losing...
WENATCHEE — Rain greeted the Medical Lake track and field team early, but the sun shined both literally and figuratively for the Cardinals later in the day at the Ray Cochram Relays on March 23. “We got lucky with the weather,” Coach Gene Blankenship wrote in a social media post. “It did rain a bit in the morning, but we had sunshine for the rest of the day.” Among those bright efforts was a first-place in the 4x100 Throwers Relay by Allison Appel, Chiche Okemgbo, Feodora Lalicker and Autumn Trout in a time of 56.92 sec...
